18 M BY MARK KANE Mahindra & Mahindra and LG Chem announced a collaboration in the field of advanced lithium-ion batteries for EVs in India. LG Chem is set to develop a unique cell exclusively for Indian application and will design battery modules, too. Those batteries will be used in Mahindra and SsangYong electric vehicles.… Continue reading Mahindra And LG Chem Collaborate On Li-ion Battery Technology
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Pick up some moving insights into the future of mobility with Gett chief executive Dave Waiser in Tel Aviv
Dave Waiser has been at the forefront of the mobility technology revolution in Israel for the past eight years, ever since he launched Gett in 2010. One of the last companies standing in the ultra-competitive global ride-sharing market, Gett has withstood competition from Didi Chuxing, Grab, Ola, Lyft and Uber and kept pace with those… Continue reading Pick up some moving insights into the future of mobility with Gett chief executive Dave Waiser in Tel Aviv
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about flying taxis and why his kids won’t own cars
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, left, on “Office Hours,” the podcast hosted by Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff. (Office Hours Photo) Riding in the back of an Uber is sometimes the best way to hear an opinion on just about anything, from music to politics to restaurants and more. Turns out the best way to get the… Continue reading Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about flying taxis and why his kids won’t own cars
Uber CEO: our future won’t just be cars
To get to the Uber conference on flying cars in Los Angeles last week, where I was scheduled to interview Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, I hailed a Lyft. My driver was understandably amused about where I was going. “Flying cars?” he said, laughing. “That makes more sense than the self-driving ones.” My driver was right:… Continue reading Uber CEO: our future won’t just be cars
Pamela Anderson Calls Out Ride-Hailing Labor Injustices
“The Closer”, directed by acclaimed artist Luke Gilford, is a shift from Ride Responsibly’s previous safety-focused PSAs, drawing attention to the deceptive labor practices of ride-hailing companies. In this PSA, Pamela Anderson stars as the villain – a ride-hailing service super-recruiter – who can convince anyone to sign up as a driver by misleading them… Continue reading Pamela Anderson Calls Out Ride-Hailing Labor Injustices
Embark CEO says autonomous driving is the only way we’ll get to zero fatalities
Autonomous systems are coming. In fact, they’re already here thanks to Alphabet’s Waymo, Uber and smaller startups like Aurora, Embark Trucks and Voyage. Although there have a been a couple of fatal crashes involving autonomous software, the consensus seems to be that self-driving is still the way to go. Last year, 37,150 people died in… Continue reading Embark CEO says autonomous driving is the only way we’ll get to zero fatalities
Didi Chuxing can now test self-driving cars in California
Quite a number of companies — 53, to be exact — have received permits to test self-driving cars with a safety driver in California. One of the more notable companies that has received a permit is China-based Didi Chuxing, which officially opened up its U.S.-based research lab last March. Also on the list of permit… Continue reading Didi Chuxing can now test self-driving cars in California
Samsung: how it plans to develop world-leading autonomous car tech
The rise of cars with self-driving capabilities has created numerous opportunities for technology firms to break into the automotive industry. Now the world’s biggest smartphone producer has bet more than half a billion US dollars that it can become a market leader in autonomous vehicles – and we’re not talking about Apple. The firm in… Continue reading Samsung: how it plans to develop world-leading autonomous car tech
Lyft faces another class action lawsuit over driver pay
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lyft isn’t done grappling with lawsuits over driver pay. A newly filed class action suit from California resident Fernando Villaseñor alleges that Lyft played tricks with fare distribution to misrepresent the drivers’ share and unfairly pour their lost income back into the company. Villaseñor’s attorney, Larry Peluso, asserted that… Continue reading Lyft faces another class action lawsuit over driver pay
Carlos Ghosn: Range Is No Longer A Concern. Now The Issue Is Price.
May 11th, 2018 by Steve Hanley Carlos Ghosn may not be as sexy as Elon Musk, but he knows a thing or two about building and selling automobiles, especially electric cars. Since China is ground zero for the electric car market at the moment, it was only appropriate that Ghosn was in Hong Kong last… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn: Range Is No Longer A Concern. Now The Issue Is Price.